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June 05, 2024
• Migrants Turned Away as New Asylum Restrictions Take Effect; Some Trump VP Contenders Have Received Vetting Materials; Senate to Vote on Contraception Access Bill; Boeing's Starliner Lifts Off on First-Ever Crewed Voyage. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hunter Biden's Ex-Wife, Former Girlfriend Testify At Gun Trial; WSJ Reporter: We Aimed To Show What Biden Was Like Behind Doors; Senior Biden Officials Head To MidEast To Work On Ceasefire Deal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Judge Rips Up Schedule In Mar-a-Lago Case; Polls: Support For RFK Jr Slipping But Still Significant; Industry Insiders Warn AI Firms Need Better Oversight; U.N. Chief: World Is On "Highway To Climate Hell". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hunter Biden's Ex-Wife Testifies in Federal Gun Trial; President Biden Faces New Criticism Over Age; Climate Warning; Biden's New Asylum Restrictions at the Border; Florida Judge Delays Trump Classified Documents Case. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Earth Marks Grim Milestone With 12 Straight Months Of Record Heat; Italian Court Upholds Amanda Knox's Slander Conviction; Boeing's Starliner Lifts Off On First-Ever Crewed Voyage. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Senior Biden Administration Officials Head to Israel; Biden Executive Order on Immigration Takes Effect; Republicans Target Biden Over Age Questions; Hunter Biden Trial Resumes. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• OpenAI Insiders Warn of Risks; Temps into Triple-Digits Across Western U.S.; Biden and Trump Continue to Struggle; Launch Day for Starliner. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Day Three of Hunter Biden's Gun Trial; Biden in France for Critical Trip; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Biden's Mental Fitness Reports, Israel and the Border. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• FBI Agents Testify about Surveilling Sen. Menendez; Progress on Male Birth Control; Leroy Chiao is Interviewed about the Starliner Launch; Wray Speaks about Threat of Domestic Terrorism; Slander Conviction Upheld against Amanda Knox. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hunter Biden's Ex-Wife to Testify in Federal Gun Charge Trial regarding His Drug Addiction; President Biden Travels to France to Join World Leaders in Commemorating 80th Anniversary of D-Day; Biden in France for Critical Trip Amid Global and Domestic Crises; Biden's Executive Action Restricting Asylum Seekers Now in Effect. Aired 8- 8:30ET
• Boeing And NASA Crewed Test Flight Set For Relaunch; Yellen Warns AI In Finance Poses "Significant Risks"; Wisconsin Voters Share Frustrations With 2024 Rematch. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Biden in France for Critical Trip Amid Global, Domestic Crises; Soon, Day 3 of Hunter Biden's Federal Gun Trial; Heat Dome Sends Temps into Triple-Digits Across Western U.S. Aired 7-7:30a ET


June 04, 2024
• Over 30 Million People from Texas to California Under Heat Alerts; Researchers Highlight Impacts of Internet Addiction on Teens; Average CEO Makes Almost 200 Times More than Median Worker. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Announces Sweeping Executive Action On Immigration; Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Discusses About Her Take On President Biden New Executive Action On The Border; Photos Of Drugs Found On Hunter Biden's Laptop Shown In Court. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Announces Executive Action On Immigration; ACLU: We Will Sue Biden Admin Over New Asylum Restrictions; Prosecutors Introduce Hunter Biden's Laptop As Evidence; Utah Sues TikTok Alleging Live Feature Puts Children At Risk. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Hunter Biden's Federal Trial; TikTok Lawsuit; New Executive Action on Immigration; Bipartisan Border Bill; President Biden's Policy Shift; Mexico's Cooperation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Qatar: "Contradictory Statements" From Israel On Ceasefire Proposal; U.S. Has Worst Maternal Death Rate Among High-Income Nations; Angel Reese On Caitlin Clark Rivalry: "I'll Take The Bad Guy Role"; ESPN Host McAfee Apologizes For Calling Caitlin Clark The "B" Word. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Biden To Announce Aggressive New Action On Illegal Immigration; Opening Statements Completed In Hunter Biden Federal Gun Trial; Garland Says He Won't Be "Intimidated" By Attacks On Justice Dept. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Garland Faces Lawmakers Today; Judge Rejects Attempts to Exclude Photos in Biden Trial; ESPN Houst Apologizes for Clark Comments; Juror Dismissed from Hunter Biden Trial; Musk Updates X Policy to Allow Porn. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Any Moment: Opening Statements In Hunter Biden Federal Gun Trial; Time: Biden "Uncertain" Whether Israel Committed War Crimes In Gaza; Biden Ramps Up Attacks On Trump, Calls Him A "Convicted Felon". Aired 9-9:30a ET
• John Hultquist is Interviewed about Cyber Threats on Paris Olympics; GOP Lawmakers Stand by Trump After Conviction; Biden Ramps Up Attacks on Trump; Rep. John Rose (R-TN) and his Son are Interviewed about his Son Stealing the Show During a Floor Speech; FDA Considers MDMA Therapy. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Opening Statements to Begin in Hunter Biden Federal Gun Trial; Prosecution Plans to Call Former Romantic Partners of Hunter Biden in Federal Gun Trial; Merrick Garland to Criticize House Republicans in Congressional Testimony Regarding Release of Audiotape of President Biden's Interview with Special Counsel; President Biden States in Recent Interview It's Uncertain If Israel has Committed War Crimes in Gaza; Today: Biden Expected to Sign Executive Order Curbing Immigration; Immigration Among the Top Issue for Voters in 2024. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Iranian Media: Israeli Strike In Syria Kills Iranian Adviser; U.S. Maternal Deaths Highest Among High-Income Nations; Trump, RNC Raise $141 Million In May, $53 Million Post-Conviction. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Biden Sharpens Attacks on Trump, Calls Him a Convicted Felon; Garland to Slam Attacks Against DOJ, I Will Not Be Intimidated; Soon, Opening Statements Begin in Hunter Biden Federal Gun Trial. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


June 03, 2024
• Man Killed, 24 Others Shot In Mass Shooting At Birthday Party; Fast Food Deals Back On The Menu; Golf Fan Steps Up To Help Caddy For PGA Player; Cubans Can't Find Currency As Financial Crisis Grips Nation. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Jury Selection Underway In Hunter Biden's Federal Gun Trial; Judge Expects Opening Statements Tomorrow In Hunter Biden Federal Guns Trial; Dr. Fauci Faces Lawmakers On Capitol Hill; Ukraine Says It Hit Missile Inside Russia Using Western Weapons. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ukraine Says It Hit Missile System Inside Russia Using Western Weapons; NEI: Claudia Sheinbaum Projected To Win Mexico's Presidential Election; OPEC-Plus Extends Oil Output Cuts Into 2025; NASA & Boeing Scrub Starliner Launch Minutes Before Takeoff; Highly Anticipated "Parade Of Planets" Mostly A No-Show For Stargazers. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Fighting Words on Capitol Hill; Historic Win in Mexico; Ceasefire Deal Doubts; Political Pressure on Netanyahu; Emotional Testimony by Dr. Fauci; Hunter Biden's Federal Gun Case; New York Police Officers Shot; NASA Scrubs Starliner Launch. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Weeks Left For Supreme Court To Rule On Abortion, Guns & More; Atlanta Crews Rush To Repair Major Water Main Break; Summer Heat Will Likely Bring Higher Electric Bills; Chicago Sky Player's Foul On Caitin Clark Upgraded To Flagrant Foul; Simone Biles Wins 9th All- Around U.S. Gymnastics Championship Title. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• New York Stock Exchange Experiences Technical Issue; President Biden Set to Take Executive Action on Immigration?; Dr. Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill; Jury Selection Continues in Hunter Biden Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Repairs Being made on Water Main Break in Atlanta; Fauci Set to Testify on Capitol Hill; Biden Expresses Support for Son; Harry Dunn is Interviewed about Trump's Warning; Boeing's Starliner Launch Scrubbed. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jury Selection in Hunter Biden Trial; Lara Trump Slams Larry Hogan for Comments; Repairs Being Made on Water Main Break in Atlanta. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Supreme Court Enters Final Stretch; Corral Wildfire 50 Percent Contained; Tom Glynn-Carney and Ryan Condal are Interviewed about "House of the Dragon"; Polls Show Limited Impact of Trump Verdict; Trump Warns of Breaking Point. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Biden Administration on Unveil Sweeping Executive Action on Immigration; Several Atlanta Water Main Breaks Force Thousands to Boil Water; Jury Selection Begins in Hunter Biden's Federal Gun Case; Hunter Biden's Defense Team Will Argue Hunter Was Unaware He Was a Drug Addict When He Filled out Form to Purchase Firearm. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Temporary Interruptions Ongoing After Atlanta's Water Main Breaks; Police: One Dead, 24 Injured After Mass Shooting In Akron, Ohio; Trump Joins TikTok After Previously Trying To Ban The App. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Jury Selection Begins in Hunter Biden's Federal Gun Trial; Biden Admin to Unveil Sweeping Executive Action on Immigration; Trump Says, I Really Enjoy Life Despite Conviction, Indictments. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 31, 2024
• IDF Confirms Israeli Troops are in Central Rafah; Trump Still Facing 54 Criminal Counts in Three More Cases; Trump Says He'll Appeal His Conviction. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Airs Grievances After Being Convicted On 34 Felony Counts; Trump Says He'll Appeal His Conviction On 34 Felony Counts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Fed's Go-To Inflation Gauge Showed Little Progress In April; Trump's Media Allies Call For Revenge After His Conviction; Comedian & Host Bill Maher Makes Prediction About 2024 Election; Threats And Attempts To Dox Trump Jurors Proliferate Online; "Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game" Premieres Sunday At 10PM ET/PT. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• President Biden Responds to Trump's Conviction; Trump's Reaction to the Verdict; Republican Support for Trump; Fundraising Surge for Trump; Potential Appeal and Sentencing; Impact on the 2024 Election. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Speaks After Israel Confirms Forces Are In Central Rafah; Biden Speaks On Trump's Conviction On 34 Felony Counts; Biden: Israel Has Offered "Roadmap" To Ceasefire; Biden: "Reckless, Dangerous, Irresponsible" For Trump To Say His Trial Was Rigged. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Convicted; Aired 1-1:30p ET
• GOP Slams Trump Conviction; Mitch Landrieu is Interviewed about Trump's Verdict; Police Officer Ambushed and Killed. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts, Sentencing On July 11. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Faces Three More Criminal Cases; Rep. Byron Donalds (R- FL) is Interviewed about the Trump Verdict; Inflation Gauge Didn't Budge in April; Third Bird Flu Case in a Human; Bruhat Soma is Interviewed about Winning the Spelling Bee. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Jury Finds Donald Trump Guilty on All 34 Counts in Hush Money Criminal Trial; Judge to Sentence Donald Trump on July 11th after Guilty Verdict in Hush Money Criminal Trial; Convicted Felon Trump Will Hold News Conference on Guilty Verdict. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Soon: Convicted Felon Trump Holds News Conference On Guilty Verdict; Gunman Kills Police Officer, Civilian In Minneapolis; U.S. Permits Ukraine To Strike Within Russia Using American Weapons. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Convicted Felon Trump Holds News Conference on Guilty Verdict; Trump's Legal Team Says Verdict is One Step; Biden Campaign Says, No One is Above the Law. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 30, 2024
• Jury Deliberations in Trump Criminal Hush Money Trial; Supreme Court Sides with NRA, Allowing First Amendment Suit; Secrets and Spies: A Nuclear Game Airs Sunday at 10p ET/PT; Third Person in U.S. Tests Positive for Bird Flu. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Jury Deliberating In Trump Criminal Hush Money Trial; NATO Chief, Allies Signal They Want To Let Ukraine Use Western Weapons To Attack Russian Territory. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now: Jury Deliberating In Trump Criminal Hush Money Trial; Report Reveals Disturbing Mississippi "Goon Squad" Private Messages; Billionaire Building Submersible To Visit Site Of "Titanic" Shipwreck. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Donald Trump Hush Money Trial; Allegations Against Trump; Boeing Rebranding Efforts; Haitian Gang Negotiations; Billionaire Plans Submersible Trip To Titanic. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now: Jury Deliberating In Trump Criminal Hush Money Trial; Zero-Down Mortgages Are Making A Comeback; Study: Possible Link Between Tattoos And Cancer. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Hollywood Wrestles With Risky Election Endorsements; Trump Jury Deliberations Continue. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Jury Resumes Deliberations in Trump Trial; Court Resumes with Judge Re-Reading Jury Instructions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jury Resumes Deliberation Today; Jury Makes Two Requests to Judge; Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) is Interviewed about Biden Campaigning for Black Voters. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Polls on How Younger Voters Feel about Trump and Biden; Haley's Pennsylvania Voters Aren't Ready to Fall in Line; U.S. Economy Grew in First Quarter; New Claims against Weinstein; Recycling Falling Short of Goals; Chris McCarty is Interviewed about Legal Protections for Child Influencers. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Jury Deliberating in Hush Money Criminal Trial of Donald Trump; Jury in Hush Money Criminal Trial Asks to Hear Testimony Again from David Pecker and Jury Instructions from Judge; Disturbing Texts Revealed from Goon Squad, Police in NYT Report; Alito Won't Recuse, Blames Wife for Flags in Letter to Lawmakers. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Today: Boeing To Present Plan To FAA To Fix Safety Issues; WSJ: Trump Considering Advisory Role For Elon Musk If Reelected; Biden Weighs Letting Ukraine Strike Russian Soil With U.S. Weapons. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Jury Resumes Deliberations in Trump's Criminal Trial; Sources Say, Many in Hollywood Wary of Endorsing Biden or Any Candidate Amid Hyper-Divisive Political Landscape; New York Officials Ramping Up Security for Cricket World Cup. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 29, 2024
• Jury Asks to be Read Testimony from David Pecker and Michael Cohen; Jury Asks to Re-Hear Judge's Instructions. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Trump Jury Deliberating; Prosecutors, Trump Enter Courtroom After Jurors Ring Buzzer; Jury Asks To Be Read Testimony From Key Prosecution Witness. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now: Trump Jury Deliberating; White House Suggests Deadly Rafah Strike Did Not Cross Biden's Red Line; N. Korea Sends Balloons Carrying Trash, Filth To S. Korea. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Disconnect Between White House And Israeli Government; Donald Trump's Criminal Trial; Potential Indictment Of Sean Diddy Combs; Scotty Scheffler Charges Dropped; North Korea Sending Balloons Full Of Trash; Impact Of Trump's Trial On Election. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now: Trump Jury Deliberating; Alito Says He Will Not Recuse From Jan. 6 Cases Despite Flag Controversy; CNN Analysis: U.S. Munitions Used In Deadly Rafah Attack. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Biden Courting Black Voters; Jury Deliberates in Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Head to Court Ahead of Jury Deliberations; DOJ Potentially Seeking Combs Indictment; Jury Deliberations are Set to Begin Today. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jury to Begin Deliberations Today; New Details about Controversial Flag at Justice Alito's Home; Biden and Harris Campaign in Pennsylvania. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Mark Levine is Interviewed about the Democratic Party; DOJ Potentially Seeking Combs Indictment; New Study on Peanut Allergy Protection; U.S. Munitions Used in Rafah Attack; Climate Change Turns Alaska's Waterways Orange. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• 450-plus Without Power in Texas After Another Round of Storms; Closing Arguments Over in Trump Trial, Jury to Get Case Today; POLITICO: Democrats in Full-Blown Freakout Over Biden. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• MA Stabbing Suspect Arraigned On Multiple Charges; CNN Analysis: U.S. Munitions Used In Deadly Rafah Attack; Today: Biden And Harris Campaign In Battleground Pennsylvania. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Jury Instructions and Deliberations in Trump's Criminal Trial; Source Says, DOJ Potentially Seeking Sean Diddy Combs Indictment; Today, 30 Million People Under Threat from North Dakota to Texas Panhandle. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 28, 2024


May 27, 2024
• 110 Million+ Under Threat Of Severe Weather From Southeast To New England; 12 Hurt After Turbulence On Qatar Airways Flight; Former "General Hospital" Actor Johnny Wactor Killed In L.A.; Coral Reefs Dying As Thai Sea Temperatures Hit Record Highs. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Closing Arguments In Hush Money Trial Set To Begin Tomorrow; Netanyahu: Deadly Israeli Strike On Rafah A "Tragic Mistake". Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• 18 Killed In Kharkiv Hardware Store Attack, 48 Injured; Ukrainian Army Chief Pressures France To Send Military Trainers; Man Accused Of Burning Stranger In NYC Subway Station; MA Police: Suspect Arrested After 6 Stabbed, Including 4 Girls; 2K-Plus Feared Buried Alive Under Papua New Guinea Landslide. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Dangerous Weather Threatens Millions Over Memorial Day; Israeli Airstrike In Rafah Called A 'Tragic Mistake'; Search And Rescue In Papua New Guinea Following Landslide; Tornado Devastates Eddieville, Kentucky; Heat Wave Endangers Southern States; Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial Nears Conclusion; Russia Intensifies Attacks In Ukraine; Trump's Controversial Memorial Day Message. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Netanyahu: Deadly Israeli Strike On Rafah Refugees A "Tragic Mistake"; Suspect In Custody After 6 Stabbed In Massachusetts; Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton Dead At Age 71. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Severe Weather Threat; Closing Arguments in Trump Trial Set For Tuesday. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump on Trial; Defense to Start Closing Arguments Tomorrow; Movie Theater Stabbing Suspect Arrested; Massachusetts Stabbing May Be Linked to Murder; Academic Workers to Strike; Campus Protests; Summer Kick-Off; Dr. Beach's Best of 2024. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• At Least 19 Dead After Tornadoes Rip Through 4 States; Donald Trump Heckled And Booed At Libertarian Convention; Ground Stop Issued At Atlanta Airport Due To Severe Weather; Former "General Hospital" Actor Johnny Wactor Fatally Shot In L.A.; Tomorrow: Trump Attorneys To Begin Closing Arguments First. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Donald Trump Heckled And Booed At Libertarian Convention; Democratic Strategist James Carville Rips Into Party Over Messaging; 25 Million Americans Under Heat Warning, Temps Could Top 110 Degrees F; First Responder Drone Trailblazing New Way Of Law Enforcement Response; 12 Injured By Turbulence On Qatar Airways Flight; Russian Strike On Kharkiv Hardware Store Kills At Least 16. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Tornadoes and Severe Weather Kill At Least 19 People in U.S. and Damages Large Parts of Texas; Closing Arguments Set to Begin in Donald Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial; Suspect Arrested after Six Stabbed in Separate Attacks; Trump Met with Boos, Few Cheers at Libertarian Convention. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Israeli Strikes Leave Dozens Dead Across Gaza; 2,000 People Feared Buried Alive In Papua New Guinea Landslide; Closing Arguments Set To Begin Tomorrow In Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• At Least 19 Dead After Tornadoes Rip Through Four States; Closing Arguments Set to Begin Tomorrow; Former General Hospital Actor Johnny Wactor Fatally Shot in L.A. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 24, 2024
• Voice Actors Sue AI Lovo, Alleging Company Stole Their Voices; Italian Teen to Become Catholic Church's First Millennial Saint; Families Sue Manufacturers Over Deadly Osprey Crash; Hurricane Katrina Survivors Graduate High School, Thank Their Hero; Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Have Scheduled Medical Procedure. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden & Trump Strategies Evolve As Campaign Hit Next Phase; Nearly 44 Million Travelers Expected To Jam Roads And Airports; NCAA Agrees To Deal That Paves The Way For Paying Student-Athletes; Voice Actors Allege AI Firm Stole Their Voices, File Suit. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Uvalde Marks 2 Years Since Robb Elementary School Massacre; Retailers Are Doing Their Own Sophisticated Detective Work To Fight In-Store Theft; Supreme Court Tensions Simmer As Major Decisions Loom. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.N. Court Orders Israel To Halt Military Offensive In Rafah; Israel's Defiant Response; Hostage Recovery In Gaza; Murder Of American Missionaries In Haiti; New Lawsuit Against Sean Diddy Combs; Commemoration Of Uvalde School Shooting Victims. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• State Rep. Thomas Pressly (R-LA) Discusses Louisiana Gov To Sign Bill Making Abortion Pills Controlled Substances; Judge Makes Key Rulings Ahead Of Hunter Biden's Trial On Gun Charges; Daily Marijuana Use Tops Booze In US. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Holiday Travel; Nikki Haley Endorses Trump; NCAA Agrees to Deal Paving the Way For Paid College Athletes; Man Arrested in Turks and Caicos Set to Return Home; U.N.'s Top Court Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Offensive. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Uncle of Victim Joins CNN on 2nd Anniversary of School Massacre; Uvalde Marks 2 Years since Robb Elementary School Massacre. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Stopping Shoplifters; Holiday Travel; NCAA Deal Paves the Way for Paying College Athletes; Robert De Niro Voices New Biden Ad Attacking Trump; Interview with Jesse Rizo. Aired 9-9:30a ET


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